The treat is the oldest part of family home evening after the lesson. The Church's history of the program traces it to a 1909 plan in Salt Lake City's Granite Stake, which listed prayer, singing, scripture, short lessons, activities for the children, and refreshments. A century later, the Monday-night Creamery run is close to a Utah Valley institution.
This page has two halves. The first is the treats with a Utah story attached, which you make at home. The second is where to buy one on a Monday evening, with each shop's hours as listed on Google on October 19, 2026. We haven't ranked them; you know what your family likes. For reviews and rankings, our best ice cream and best desserts and bakeries guides do that job.
The classics you make at home
Jell-O, with a legislative pedigree
In 2001 the Utah Senate passed S.R. 5, a resolution recognizing Jell-O brand gelatin as "a favorite snack of Utah." Its "whereas" clauses are a short history you can read aloud at the table:
- Jell-O was introduced in 1897, the year after Utah became a state.
- Utah had been "the number one per capita consumer" of it for many years.
- When Des Moines, Iowa edged out Salt Lake City in 1999, it made front-page news here, and Utahns rallied to "Take Back the Title."
- Through 2000, BYU students campaigned at fairs and festivals to make it official, and more than 14,000 signatures were collected.
- Utah Jell-O recipes "often include bananas, apples, marshmallows, pretzels, carrots, and grapes."
The home evening: Let each child choose one of those six add-ins. Make individual cups so nobody has to eat a carrot they didn't vote for. Read the resolution while they set. It's a lesson about a community that takes small things seriously and laughs at itself, which is a fair description of Utah.
It's a Senate resolution, not a law. Utah's official state symbols are listed in Utah Code 63G-1-601, from the elk to the Spiral Jetty, and the 2025 version of that list has no state snack.
A Creamery pint, at home
BYU Dining's Creamery marketplace sells pints online from a selection it says covers 11 flavors, naming Graham Canyon among the "classics" alongside newer flavors. For a family that can't all get to Ninth East on a school night, a freezer of pints bought ahead is the same treat at the kitchen table. Our BYU Creamery guide has the full story of the place and its locations.
Anything the children make
The cheapest treat on this page is the one a 9-year-old bakes with you on Monday afternoon. It also doubles as the activity if the lesson runs short. The Church's General Handbook lists "sharing meals" and "working and serving together" among the ways families spend time together; baking and delivering a plate to a neighbor counts as both.
Where to buy one on a Monday night
All hours are Monday hours from Google's listings, checked October 19, 2026. All of these were also listed closed on Sunday except Swig.
| Shop | Address | Monday hours | What for |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU Creamery on Ninth | 1209 N. 900 E., Provo | 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. | Ice cream, the Provo standard |
| Rockwell Ice Cream | 43 N. University Ave., Provo | 1 to 10 p.m. | Ice cream, downtown |
| Leatherby's Family Creamery | 304 E. University Pkwy., Orem | 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. | Sit-down sundaes |
| Crumbl Cookies | 154 W. 1230 N., Provo | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Cookies by the box |
| Chip Cookies | 470 N. Freedom Blvd., Provo | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Cookies |
| Swig | 1523 N. Canyon Rd., Provo | 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Dirty soda |
| Sodalicious | 30 300 N., Provo (as Google lists it) | 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Dirty soda |
| Kneaders Bakery and Cafe | 1960 N. State St., Orem | 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Bakery-cafe |
| Arctic Circle | 1360 S. State St., Orem | 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Ice cream and shakes |
A few notes that change plans:
The Creamery is the late one. At 11 p.m., the Creamery on Ninth and Leatherby's are the latest-closing shops on the list, which matters after a Monday museum night that runs to 9. The Creamery is a short drive from both the Bean Museum and the BYU Museum of Art, which our free museums FHE guide covers.
Rockwell pairs with the temple. Rockwell is a block north of the Provo City Center Temple at 50 S. University Ave. A walk on the temple grounds and a scoop is a complete downtown home evening; see our temple grounds FHE guide.
Cookies by the box. A cookie shop works for a family because you can buy one box and split everything into quarters. Our Crumbl explainer covers how that company's rotating menu works.
Dirty soda is a Utah invention. Swig says it "got its start in 2010 in Saint George, Utah," on its about page. The whole history, including why the shops can't all use the same word for it, is in our dirty soda guide.
Not every famous spot works on Monday night. The Kolache Place on Center Street in Provo is listed 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It's a Saturday-morning treat, not a home evening one.
Sconecutter. Google lists a Sconecutter at 1385 S. State St. in Orem but showed no hours when we checked, so we can't tell you whether it's open on Monday evening. Call before you drive.
If your home evening is on Sunday
The General Handbook says home evening "may be held on the Sabbath or other days and times," and plenty of families have moved it. If that's you, notice the Sunday column: every shop in the table above except Swig was listed closed on Sunday, and Swig's Provo shop was listed 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Our restaurants open Sunday guide explains the pattern. For a Sunday home evening, buy pints or bake on Saturday.
Building the treat into the evening
Use it as the reason to show up. Nobody needs to be bribed into a good home evening, but nobody minds a promise either. "Lesson, then the Creamery" gets everyone out the door at 6:30.
Let one child choose per week. Rotate. The 6-year-old picks the soda shop; the 15-year-old picks the cookie place.
Bring it home. On a cold night, buying a treat to go and eating it at the kitchen table during the closing song keeps everyone together for the part of the evening that matters.
Mind the budget. Treats out for a family of six add up fast. Prices change too often for us to print them here; check each shop's menu, or make it at home on the weeks when the outing itself costs money.
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- FHE With Toddlers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources
The facts in this guide were checked against these sources. Hours, fees and rules change, so confirm anything time-sensitive with the source before you go. How we make Provo.com.
- S.R. 5 Resolution Urging Jell-O Recognition (2001, enrolled), Utah Legislature. Checked October 19, 2026.
- Utah Code 63G-1-601 State symbols (PDF), Utah Legislature. Checked October 19, 2026.
- Family Home Evening (Church History Topics), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Checked October 19, 2026.
- Creamery Marketplace, BYU Dining Services. Checked October 19, 2026.
- General Handbook 2.2.4: Home Evening and Other Activities, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Checked October 19, 2026.
- About Swig, Swig. Checked October 19, 2026.
- Google Places listings (hours, addresses), checked Oct 19, 2026, Google. Checked October 19, 2026.
